Have you ever wished that the whimsical destinations dreamed up by Dr. Seuss were real, and you could visit them yourself? At Joshua Tree National Park, you kind of can. Last summer, I was bit hard by the national parks…
A couple weeks ago, I was thrilled to introduce our Into the Blue: Marathon to a Million contest, celebrating one million likes on Facebook by giving away one million JetBlue TrueBlue points. Now that the submission period has ended, I’m…
You can view all posts in the Monthly Valuation Series here.To give readers — both old and new — some context, I’ve included my valuations from one year ago and from April. One airline program moved up this month, thanks…
After topping $1 billion for the first quarter ever in Q3 2015, US-based airline baggage fees dropped to “just” $958 million in the 4th quarter of 2015. However, for the full year of 2015, airlines reported over $3.8 billion in…
A NEW report has revealed that baggage mishandling rates in 2015 dropped 10.5 percent from the year before, making them the lowest ever recorded.The report – produced by SITA, a specialist in air transport communications and information technology – also…
“Tourism now accounts for 3 per cent of our GDP, supports one million Australian jobs and drives $30.7 billion in exports,” he said.“With the landmark achievement of one million Chinese arrivals in a year and a 43 per cent increase…
MALAYSIA AIRLINES’ Golden Lounge will undergo a major facelift by the end of the year, which will be followed by new business and first class lounges at KLIA and London’s Heathrow in mid-2017.Extensive redesigns will be carried out to provide…
FOR a soaring view over the rooftops, Asia (or more specifically, China) has you covered with many of the tallest hotels in the world. Park Hyatt Shanghai, ChinaHeight: 492mThis hotel occupies floors 79 to 93 of the Shanghai World Financial…
The European Commission estimates that a permanent reintroduction of border checks in Europe’s passport-free travel area could cost up to 18 billion euros ($20.7 billion) a year.Some EU countries, including Germany, have temporarily tightened border controls as hundreds of thousands…
CAPTAIN LIZ CLARK IS LIVING THE DREAM. The sailor and environmentalist bought a 40-foot sailboat years back, worked on getting it shipshape, renamed it “Swell,” and has been sailing around the world on it since 2006. Clark has an unusual…
